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faciam

Faciam is a Latin verb form meaning “I will do” or “I shall do.” It is the first person singular future indicative active form of facere (to do, to make). Facere is a common Latin verb belonging to the third conjugation with an -io subclass, and faciam is the standard 1st person singular future in classical texts. The form is used in independent clauses to express future action, intention, or prediction and appears in both prose and poetry.

In practical use, faciam can govern a direct object or be followed by an adverbial phrase: for

Grammar and morphology notes: faciam derives from the verb’s principal parts facio, facere, feci, factum, and

See also: facere, facio, Latin verbs, Latin conjugation.

example,
faciam
id
cras
–
“I
will
do
that
tomorrow.”
The
form
is
part
of
the
essential
future
paradigm
for
facere,
which
includes
other
forms
such
as
facies,
faciet,
faciemus,
facietis,
and
facient.
represents
the
1st
person
singular
of
the
future
indicative.
It
is
often
taught
together
with
related
forms
to
illustrate
the
characteristic
3-io
future
endings
of
this
conjugation,
and
it
appears
frequently
in
Latin
literature,
from
authors
such
as
Cicero
and
Caesar
to
later
writers.